Folding rocking-chair



o. o. COLLIGNON. `Folding Rocking-Chair.

Ne. 223,995. Patented Feb. 3, 1880.

p UNITED STATES PATENT rrreE.

CLAUDIUS O. COLLIGNON, OF WESTVOOD, 'NEW JERSEY.

FOLDING ROCKlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,995, dated February 3, 1880.

Application lcd January 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLAUDIUS O. COLLIG- NON, of Westwood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Folding Bocking- Chair 5 and I do hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making part of this specitication.

This invention is in the nature of an improvement in folding rocking-chairs; and the invention consists in a folding rockingchairv constructed with arms continuous withthe front legs, and forming a brace between the rockers and back-posts, to which it is pivoted, and provided with bntt'joints, whereby the arms may be folded upward only, in coinbination with rockers and back posts and back legs, formed in one continuous piece and pivoted to the rockers, and with a seat pivoted to the front legs, as hereinafter more particularly described.

In` the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l is a side view of my chair when in the unfolded position and ready for use, and Fig. 2 a side View of the chair when folded.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures.

A A represents the arms of my chair, which are pivoted at their upper ends to the backposts B at a, and extend downward below the seat O, forming the front legs, b, which front legs are pivoted to the rockers D at c. These arms are divided at e e, and provided at this point with hinges ff.

The seat O is pivoted to the front legs, b, at g, and rests upon a stop, h, n'xed to the back legs ofthe chair 7c. These back legs of the chair are likewise pivoted to the rockers D at l, and the back legs extend `upward continuously and form the back-posts B.

Now, my folding rockingchair, in this way constructed, when in the proper position for occupancy, will be as shown in Fig. 1, presenting to the eye the appearance of the ordinary non-folding rockin g-chair, nothing indicating that it is a folding chair excepting, perhaps,the hinges f f. Vhen the chair is in this position the frames O of the seat act as braces to keep the chair and its parts rigidly together and firm.

To fold the chair so that it may occupy less space than when open, it is simply necessary to raise the back of the seat or its frame C from its stop or support li, when, by bending the back forward, the chair will at once assume the folded position shown in Fig. 2, in which position it is well adapted for packing, since the shape assumed will admit of the chairs being nested together readily.

-If desired to further strengthen the -chair when it is opened for use, diagonal braces E may be affixed to the chair by pivoting the rear ends of the braces to the back legs 7c and below the seat, the braces being formed so that when their rear ends are in this way pivoted their front ends, m, willabut against the inner sides of the front legs at or near the point at which the seat is pivoted. These front ends, m, of the braces are held in position to the front legs by links n. The sole purpose of these braces Eis to give additional stiffness to the chair when it is opened, if desired; butunder ordinary circumstances the seat-frame (l will sufficiently brace the chair for use.

If additional strength is wanted, slides or bolts may be affixed to the sides of the arms at the joints ff, which will stiffen them at those points.

Having now describedV my invention, what i I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A folding rocking-chair constructed with the arms A continuous with the front legs, b, forming a brace between the rockersand back posts, to which it is pivoted, and provided with butt-joints f, whereby the arms may be folded upward only, in combination with the rockers D, a seat, O, pivoted to the front legs, b, at g, the rear of the seat resting on a stop, h, `and back posts, B, and back legs,

k, in one continuous piece, pivoted at Z to the rockers D, described.

2. In a folding rocking-chair, pivoted and hinged combined arms and front legs and back-frame and back legs, formed in one piece, in combination with diagonal braces E, piv? oted to the back legs, and with theirfront ends abutting against the inner sides of the front legs, to which they are secured by means of links n, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

substan tially as and for the purpose GLAUDIUS O. COLLIGNON. Witnesses:

H. L. WATTENBEEG, G. M. PLYMPTON.

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